LASER Institute Badges

LASER Badges

Orientation

Foundational Skills

1. Data Sources in Learning Analytics

This badge is earned for completing the first Foundations learning lab on the types of data typically used to perform learning analytics in education.

2. The Learning Analytics Workflow

This badge is earned for completing the second Foundations learning lab on the Learning Analytics workflow.

3. Data Visualization

This badge is earned for completing the third Foundations learning lab on the basic principles of data visualization as it relates to data graphics, including data visualization perception and color.

4. Data Products

This badge is earned for completing the fourth Foundations learning lab on the essentials of crafting a data product for different stakeholders.

Text Mining

1. Text Mining Basics

2. Dictionary Methods

3. Topic Modeling

4. Text Classification

Social Network Analysis

1. Introduction to Social Network Analysis

2. Network Measurement

3. Group & Egos

4. Models & Inference

Machine Learning

1. Prediction

2. Feature Engineering

3. Model Tuning

4. Unsupervised Methods

Scholar Accountability

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